• Holding down the fort

    Many Airmen have come to expect and anticipate the training, evaluations, and inspections that come with being a military member. It is part of the nonstop education to make sure military members are updated on the most recent changes and decisions and know how to handle various situations.The

  • Keeping Eielson safe and secure

    Security forces Airmen perform a wide range of duties from law enforcement using non-lethal weapons to apprehend without the use of deadly force to advanced combat tactics for base security when under hostile conditions. Security Forces Airmen attend a technical school that lasts about 13 weeks --

  • Eielson congratulates CMSgt selects

    Two senior master sergeants assigned to Eielson Air Force Base were among 475 selected Air Force wide for promotion to chief master sergeant Nov. 5, 2009. This year's selection rate was 20.87 percent. Please join the 354th Fighter Wing commander and command chief in congratulating Eielson's newest

  • Year of the Air Force Family

    The Air Force has dedicated July 2009 to July 2010 as the Year of the Air Force Family to focus on Airmen and their families and raise awareness of the services and products available to them. The 354th Force Support Squadron is leading the way -- creating new programs and services as well as

  • Snow barn clears the way

    With 1.9 million square feet of airfield pavement plus an additional 105 miles of streets and parking lots waiting to be cleared in the winter, the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron Snow Barn continually have their hands full. During winter, a team of 54 military members, five civilians, and an

  • Eielson Airman renders combat first aid to Soldiers

    An Air Force medic applied combat first aid to Soldiers when their vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device in Kapisa Province, in October. Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a medic deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team was riding in a

  • Winter driving safety

    Winters in interior Alaska are harsher than most -- with its long hours of darkness, snow and ice, and the ever-present below freezing temperatures. Icemen should take special caution when venturing out during the winter months, even if it's just a short run to the store. "Due to road conditions in

  • Airmen MOPP up for practice

    Where can Airmen experience teamwork, refresh their memory, learn something new and spend three hours in various levels of mission oriented protective posture gear? One event where the success of training required participants to use these skills was the Ability To Survive and Operate Task

  • Uniform board release fleece wear policy

    The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board authorized wear of the sage green fleece as an outer garment with the airman battle uniform earlier this month.According to the policy released Oct. 9, "wear of the sage green fleece as an outer garment without name tape, service designator, and rank is